Seton Hill University--Personal Empowerment Program
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Cardiovascular Diseases
In brief
It is widely acknowledged that cardiovascular disease prevention requires intervention as early in the human lifespan as practical. A window of opportunity presents in early adulthood when students gain independence as young adults attending university. In a three-phase investigation, this study will evaluate the behavioral patterns of university students in the domains of diet, exercise, stress management, smoking and sleep (phase 1). Informed with information from phase 1, a pilot study (phase 2) will test the feasibility of performing an intervention in university students consisting of an 8-week period during which the students will receive up to six text messages (by phone or iPad) per week, tailored to address the behavioral issues that the student has identified as needing improvement and for which the student has indicated a desire to make change. Using lessons learned in phase 2, a randomized, controlled trial of the 8 week intervention (phase 3) will compare intervention subjects with controls for outcomes of behavior change, measures of anthropometric data, and serum markers of cardiovascular risk to test the impact of the intervention
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02476604
- Run by
- Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
- People needed
- 70
- Starts
- 2012-01-01
- Expected to finish
- 2015-06-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2016-05-18
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 30. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Full time undergraduate student at Seton Hill University
- Ages 18 to 30 years
- Healthy
You may not qualify if…
- Part-time study (less than 12 semester hours of enrollment)
- Under 18 years or over 30 years of age
- Pregnant or planning to become pregnant during study
- Diagnosed eating disorder
- Diagnosed with chronic medical illness such as heart disease (including pacemaker placement), gastro-intestinal disease, diabetes, pulmonary disease
- Taking prescribed medication other than birth control pills or multivitamins on an ongoing basis
- Any condition that may preclude the ability to perform the requirements of the study (for example an orthopedic or neurological condition that prevents the accurate measurement of a subject's height).
- Persons with metal implants (plates, etc)
Where it is running
- Integrative Cardiac Health Project, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center — Bethesda, Maryland, United States
- Seton Hill University — Greensburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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